Regulations curbing the entry of large retail stores have been introduced in many countries
to protect independent retailers. Analyzing a planning reform launched in the United …

We adapt the Bresnahan and Reiss model to allow for multiple store formats. We estimate
the model using data for English supermarkets, and evaluate the impact of restrictive …

This paper measures the impact of the entry of large supermarkets on incumbents of various
sizes. Contrary to the conventional notion that big stores drive small rivals out of the market …

Quantifying possible inefficiencies stemming from regulation is important to both
policymakers and researchers. We use a dynamic structural model to evaluate the role of …

Increasingly, manufacturers sell their products in their own retail stores, and many of these
stores appear to be in direct competition with independent retailers; ie, both types of retail …

Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many
European countries? We investigate this question in the context of the French retail trade …

The 1998 reform of the Italian retail trade sector delegated the regulation of entry of large
stores to the regional governments. We use the local variation in regulation to determine the …

I use a consumer choice model for the British supermarket industry to compare the
incentives of firms, selecting store characteristics, with the interests of consumers. I perform a …

Big box retail stores have a large impact on local economies and receive large subsidies
from local governments. Hence, it is important to understand how discount retail chains …

This paper analyzes competition between two spatially differentiated multi-product retailers
who encounter entry from a low-cost discounter. We assess how entry affects the pricing of …